St. John’s and Erick Barkley remain undecided as to whether the star point guard will appeal with the restitution portion of his NCAA imposed requirement for reinstatement, athletic director Ed Manetta Jr. said yesterday

The NCAA Reinstatement staff restored Barkley’s eligibility last Friday, contingent him sitting out one game and making arrangements to pay $3,500 in restitution to the charity of his choice.

The NCAA ruled last Tuesday that Barkley had violated bylaw 12.1.1.1.3.1 by accepting a $3,150 need-based scholarship from Riverside Church to satisfy the outstanding portion of his $21,500 tuition to Maine Central Institute.

Barkley sat out the Red Storm’s 66-60 win over Seton Hall last week. According to Manetta. St. John’s has 30 days to decide whether to appeal the reinstatement portion of the penalty, which includes tuition and tutoring costs.

“The University has not yet decided on whether to appeal,” Manetta said through a university spokesman. “The NCAA process provides for the institution to have 30 days within which to make an appeal. The 30-day time period begins on the day the student-athlete has been reinstated.”